, but untreated tooth decay is not the same as "more" tooth decay.A CDC oral health official stated: "Untreated tooth decay is more a measure of access to oral health/dental treatment." EvidenceRead more

, which dropped from 1.2 parts per million to a maximum of 0.7ppm. The switch came as a result of a revised risk assessment study that found two out of five adolescents have dentalfluorosis, a conditionRead more

excessive exposure, which can lead to a potentially harmful condition known as fluorosis especially in children age 8 and under as teeth are still forming. Dentalfluorosis is most often very mild in U.SRead more

time, in time it can cause some serious health problems such as normal function of the endocrine, kidney diseases, dentalfluorosis, lowered IQ, bone weakness, arthritis, skeletal fluorosis, pineal glandRead more

toxic for bones, as the chronic ingestion of fluoride has been linked to skeletal fluorosis. It's clear that the rate of dental damage from fluoride is on the rise, and it makes sense that the same damageRead more

Dental fluorosis

Disease

Dental fluorosis, also called mottling of tooth enamel, is a developmental disturbance of dental enamel caused by the consumption of excess fluoride during tooth development. The risk of fluoride overexposure occurs at any age but it is higher at younger ages. In its mild forms (which are its most common), fluorosis often appears as unnoticeable, tiny white streaks or specks in the enamel of...More